San Port Channel Configuration Guidelines - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Configuring SAN Port Channels
The following figure shows examples of invalid configurations. Assuming that the links are brought up in the
1, 2, 3, 4 sequence, links 3 and 4 will be operationally down as the fabric is misconfigured.
Figure 58: Misconfigured Configurations

SAN Port Channel Configuration Guidelines

Before configuring a SAN port channel, consider the following guidelines:
• Configure the SAN port channel using Fibre Channel ports from both expansion modules to provide
• Ensure that one SAN port channel is not connected to different sets of switches. SAN port channels
If you misconfigure SAN port channels, you may receive a misconfiguration message. If you receive this
message, the port channel's physical links are disabled because an error has been detected.
If the following requirements are not met, a SAN port channel error is detected:
• Each switch on either side of a SAN port channel must be connected to the same number of interfaces.
• Each interface must be connected to a corresponding interface on the other side.
• Links in a SAN port channel cannot be changed after the port channel is configured. If you change the
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increased availability (if one of the expansion modules failed).
require point-to-point connections between the same set of switches.
links after the port channel is configured, be sure to reconnect the links to interfaces within the port
channel and reenable the links.
SAN Port Channel Configuration Guidelines
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